工笔花鸟,作为中国画的传统画科,至文人画兴起后逐渐衰退,明清时已极少有真正的工笔花鸟高手。工笔画要求写实、工整,真实再现描摹对象的微小细节,因此受过西方古典绘画训练的郎世宁便显示出了他的优势。郎世宁的工笔花鸟,兼具西方古典油画的写实基础和中国传统绘画的神韵气质。虽然他的写实功力未及当 Meticulous flowers and birds, as the traditional painting of Chinese painting, until the rise of the literati gradually decline, the Ming and Qing dynasties rarely have a real masterpieces of birds and flowers. His strokes demanded realism, neatness and true reproduction of the minute details of the tracing object. Therefore, Castiglione trained in western classical painting showed his superiority. Castiglione’s magnificent flowers and birds, both the realistic basis of Western classical oil painting and the charm of traditional Chinese painting. Although his realistic skills did not come to pass